We’re now wading deep into the holiday season! In light of Veteran's Day last week and with Thanksgiving fast approaching, we think it's the perfect time to show thanks. So, as a thank you to both our readers and veterans, we're giving you something to...
From the wild west to giant airplanes and the Las Vegas strip, Mountain West has it all. This week we want to point out which collections to peruse if you're looking for wild stories, movies, monsters and more.Here's a highlight of some of the most...
Have you ever wondered where MWDL users are? We naturally think of our own local user communities comprising students, researchers, genealogists, and the general public, but were you curious where else MWDL users might be located? Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) recently launched a new...
Arash Tadjiki -- Our new Web Developer.Arash, thinking about web development.We're excited to welcome Arash to the Mountain West team and back to the Marriott library. Arash worked at the Marriott Library in one of the computer support groups during his undergrad in CS. He...
Hi, I’m the Metadata Assistant here at Mountain West. I returned last week from a long hiatus from work during which I partook in an intensive Russian language program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan as an awardee of the Foreign Language and Area Studies scholarship (FLAS)...
With July coming rapidly to a close, we have lots of milestones and events to celebrate in the MWDL community! July is National Ice Cream Month, so grab a cone and cool off with this news update.MWDL Summer ConferenceJ. Willard Marriott Library at University of...
The Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) is excited to host their Summer 2018 Conference! Registration deadline for the Conference is Friday, June 27th! The conference consists of the All Hubs Meeting (for Hub Members only, on 7/10), and the Digitization Community Day...
How is it already almost June? Rolling stones gather no moss, and MWDL is rolling right along! Here are a few noteworthy items. Save the Date: MWDL Annual MeetingThe MWDL Annual Hubs and Member meeting will be taking place at J. Willard Marriott Library...
We're pleased to announce that our public metadata auditing tool, first launched in late 2015, has been updated this spring! With the addition of Oregon Digital to the MWDL member network, I thought it would be a good time to review the tool and make...
With the addition of several new collections in April from Utah State Archives and Oregon Digital, we thought it would be interesting to highlight materials in MWDL pertaining to the World War II-era Japanese internment camps. In the following collections you can find comprehensive materials...